Overview
- The episode is scheduled to air Saturday, 1 November at 20:15 on ARD, representing Schweiger’s first major TV appearance since he withdrew from public life in spring 2024.
- The show was recorded on 19 October in the Berlin-Adlershof studios, where he appeared relaxed and told host Kai Pflaume, “Mir geht es super! Sehr gut!”
- Schweiger takes on a “Filmstar-Duell” against 14-year-old Lola from Vienna, identifying actor pairings across multiple films.
- In April 2024 he was hospitalized on Mallorca for an infected leg wound that led to sepsis with a brief amputation risk, followed weeks later by a heart procedure to place a stent.
- Coverage notes ongoing reputational questions from reported on-set behavior claims that his lawyer disputes, alongside his admissions of problematic drinking and an apology for slapping a crew member.